by Mandy | Jul 24, 2020 | Art Supplies, Colors, Painting, Review, Video, Vlog, Watercolor |
A big surprise It felt like Christmas when a huge box full of watercolor paint tubes unexpectedly arrived at my door… Half an hour later a caterpillar of tubes containing lush watercolor paints lay on the dining table in order – screaming to be swatched...
by Mandy | Mar 11, 2020 | Art Supplies, Blog, Contemplation, Process, Studio |
If you’ve been following me online, you may remember that sometimes the Universe really does deliver. A few weeks ago, two more wishes were spontaneously fulfilled. Sender? The Universe. This year I quit online teaching in order to focus on my own art and...
by Mandy | Dec 30, 2019 | Art, Art Supplies, Blog, Contemplation, Illustration, Inspiration, Painting, Process, Video, Vlog, Watercolor, Writing |
Everything in life comes in seasons. Everything comes and goes. Literally every single thing. I’ve known this for as long as I can remember. But I only truly began to understand when one day along the shore I found hundreds of dead serpent stars,thousands, even....
by Mandy | Nov 7, 2019 | Art Supplies, ink, Tanka, Video, Watercolor |
At the moment I’m completely into waterproof ink because I’m drawing and writing a lot of Tanka. It’s something I like to do when I have a lot on my mind. Limiting myself to just a small number of lines, a small number of syllables, forces me to boil...
by Mandy | Aug 16, 2019 | Art Supplies, Drawing, Illustration, Process, Studio, Video |
Photos + Video Slanted worktops save the day. And the Neck! People who draw a lot know that the neck and the shoulders need to be spared. Working on a flat surface inevitably causes problems in the long run. And still all artists know the pain because many of us...
by Mandy | Jul 26, 2019 | Art Supplies, Colors, Painting, Review, Video, Watercolor |
Watercolor face I did with the Aquarius paints, Queen of Hearts The Discovery A little while back I ran into the Jane Blundell’s blogpost about Aquarius watercolor paints by Roman Szmal. I had never heard of the brand before – which isn’t crazy, for...
